Cojoba costaricensis
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Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Eudicots |
| Clade: | Rosids |
| Order: | Fabales |
| Family: | Fabaceae |
| Subfamily: | Caesalpinioideae |
| Clade: | Mimosoid clade |
| Genus: | Cojoba |
| Species: | C. costaricensis
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| Cojoba costaricensis | |
Cojoba costaricensis (common names include Angel's hair) is a species in the Cojoba genus in the family Fabaceae.[2] The native range of this species is Nicaragua to Panama. It is a tree and grows primarily in the wet tropical biome.[3] Occurs commonly in mature forest at 1400-1600m in Costa Rica, especially in Monteverde. 5-15m tall subcanopy tree, with doubly compound fern-like leaves. There are tiny extrafloral nectar glands between each pair of leaflets.[4] Cojoba costaricensis does not close its leaves at night in nyctinistic movement like other legumes.
Description[edit]
Britton & Rose described the species in 1928 as being a round headed tree with the trunk, branches and petiole having dense brown hairs.[5] Each leaf has 4-7 pairs of divisions (pinnae) with 10-14 leaflets, 6-7mm long corolla.[5] It has numerous flowers, with petals 6-7mm long.[5]
References[edit]
- ^ Botanic Gardens Conservation International (BGCI).; IUCN SSC Global Tree Specialist Group (2019). "Cojoba costaricensis". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2019: e.T152001402A152001404. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2021-2.RLTS.T152001402A152001404.en. Retrieved 15 March 2023.
- ^ "Cojoba Britton & Rose | Plants of the World Online | Kew Science". Plants of the World Online. Retrieved 2023-05-11.
- ^ "Cojoba costaricensis Britton & Rose | Plants of the World Online | Kew Science". Plants of the World Online. Retrieved 2023-05-11.
- ^ William A. Haber, Willow Zuchowski, Erick Bello (2000). An Introduction to Cloud Forest Trees, Monteverde, Costa Rica. p. 60. ISBN 9968759031.
{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link) - ^ a b c New York Botanical Garden; Garden, New York Botanical (1928). North American flora. Vol. 23. [New York]: New York Botanical Garden. p. 31.
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